Table 4

Mean (SE) FEV1 %predicted in relation to AAT quintile classes †


Quintile classes of AAT (g/l)


Q0 (<0.9)
Q1 (≥0.9–<1.13)
Q2 (≥1.13, <1.22)
Q3 (≥1.22, <1.31)
Q4 (≥1.31, <1.41)
Q5 (≥1.41)
ptrend from model not including Q0

All (n)
152
952
832
932
764
817

FEV1 (% predicted) CRP adj.
99.8 (1.2)
98.0 (0.5)
98.3 (0.5)
98.1 (0.5)
97.6 (0.5)
96.6 (0.5)
0.28
FEV1 (% predicted), no CRP adj. *
100.4 (1.2)
98.7 (0.5)
98.7 (0.5)
98.2 (0.5)
97.4 (0.5)
95.5 (0.5)
<0.001








Men (n)‡
79
627
511
460
351
256

FEV1 (% predicted) CRP adj.
99.0 (1.6)
96.7 (0.6)
97.3 (0.6)
97.2 (0.6)
95.8 (0.8)
93.8 (1.0)
0.08
FEV1 (% predicted), no CRP adj. *
99.3 (1.6)
97.3 (0.6)
97.6 (0.6)
97.1 (0.7)
95.4 (0.8)
92.6 (0.9)
<0.001








Women (n) ¶, ‡
73
325
321
472
413
561

FEV1 (% predicted) CRP adj.
100.6 (1.6)
99.4 (0.8)
99.2(0.8)
99.3(0.7)
99.2 (0.7)
98.8 (0.6)
0.76
FEV1 (% predicted), no CRP adj. *
101.4 (1.7)
99.9 (0.8)
99.7(0.8)
99.5(0.7)
99.3 (0.7)
97.8 (0.6)
0.19








Never/Former Smokers (n) ¶, ‡
130
811
721
754
541
537

FEV1 (% predicted), CRP adj.
100.4 (1.3)
99.1 (0.5)
99.0 (0.5)
99.1 (0.5)
98.4 (0.6)
96.9 (0.7)
0.10
FEV1 (% predicted), no CRP adj.*
100.9 (1.3)
99.6 (0.5)
99.3 (0.5)
99.1 (0.5)
98.2 (0.6)
95.9 (0.7)
<0.001








Current Smokers (n) ¶, ‡
22
141
111
178
223
280

FEV1 (% predicted), CRP adj.
96.9 (2.9)
93.6 (1.2)
95.0 (1.3)
93.8 (1.0)
94.5 (0.9)
95.6 (0.9)
0.16
FEV1 (% predicted), no CRP adj.*
97.2 (2.9)
94.3 (1.0)
95.7 (1.3)
94.3 (1.0)
94.7 (0.9)
94.5 (0.9)
0.91








Currents Smokers ≥15 cigs/d (n) ¶,‡
11
60
48
103
122
182

FEV1 (% predicted), CRP adj.
96.5 (4.3)
88.8 (1.9)
93.6 (2.1)
91.2 (1.4)
93.6 (1.3)
95.3 (1.1)
0.01
FEV1 (% predicted), no CRP adj.*
96.7 (4.3)
89.7 (1.9)
94.4 (1.1)
91.2 (1.4)
93.9 (1.3)
94.4 (1.1)
0.06








Currents Smokers <15 cigs/d (n) ¶,‡
11
81
63
75
101
98

FEV1 (% predicted), CRP adj.
99.6 (3.9)
98.3 (1.5)
96.9 (1.7)
96.6 (1.5)
95.8 (1.3)
94.9 (1.5)
0.21
FEV1 (% predicted), no CRP adj.*
99.9 (3.9)
98.9 (1.5)
97.6 (1.4)
97.2 (1.5)
95.9 (1.3)
93.5 (1.4)
0.02

† adjusted for gender, smoking status (never, former, current), years since quitting in former smokers, cigarettes/day in current smokers, passive smoking in never smokers, BMI, systolic blood pressure, alcohol consumption, study area, menopausal status in women, intake of female hormones in women, CRP, CRP2 (models with CRP adjustment); * adjusted for all covariates but CRP; ¶women in perimenopausal status (n = 35) and missing/unclear status and hormonal intake (n = 120) were excluded from the analysis; ‡ P-values for interactions: In All: AAT*gender: p = 0.02(CRP adj); p = 0.007(no CRP adj.); In women: AAT*menopausal status: 0.01 (CRP adj.); 0.008 no CRP adj.); AAT*intake female hormones: p > 0.80, irrespective of menopausal status; AAT*smoking (heavy current smoking vs. all others): all men: p = 0.02 (CRP adj.); p = 0.03 (no CRP adj.); all women: p = 0.11 (CRP adj.); p = 0.11 (no CRP adj.); postmenopausal women: p = 0.08 (CRP adj.); p = 0.07 (no CRP adj.); premenopausal women: p = 0.59 (CRP adj.); p = 0.58 (no CRP adj.)

Senn et al. Respiratory Research 2008 9:35   doi:10.1186/1465-9921-9-35